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Francesco Guidolin has revealed he has targeted Serie A stars as part of Swansea City's search to replace Ashley Williams.

Guidolin admitted last week he had held talks with chairman Huw Jenkins over bringing in a new centre-back to cover the loss of the former club captain following his £12m move to Everton.

And, speaking ahead of Saturday's clash with Hull, the Italian claims he is optimistic of securing a new defensive option before the transfer window closes in two weeks' time.

Guidolin added that the club are currently going through a shortlist of half a dozen names, and although he remained tight-lipped on who his top target is, he conceded that it includes players that have caught his eye from Italian football.

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Swansea have to decide whether to stick with their plan of bringing in an established player to take Williams' place, or opt for a youngster to ease their way into contention behind current centre-back pairing Jordi Amat and Federico Fernandez.

But, having already signed Mike van der Hoorn from Ajax over the summer, the former Udinese manager is adamant they still need the extra body at the back.

“We still need another centre-half,” he said. “I have spoken frequently with the chairman; we have a shortlist and we are working on it.

“We have to decide if we need to sign a defender at the level of Amat and Fede who is ready to play, or a younger player. This is the decision we have to take.

"There are five, six, seven players on the shortlist, there are players I know better as they play in Serie A but for me it is not a problem. We need another player and I am optimistic.”